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The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. It derives its form from the Latin Y, which is from Greek. Etymologically, it is most nearly related to u, i, o, and j. g. Y has been called the Pythagorean letter, because the Greek letter UPSILON; was taken represent the sacred triad, formed by the duad proceeding from the monad; and also because it represents the dividing of the ...